city car
Compact urban automobile
A city car is a small, compact automobile designed for urban driving—easy to park, fuel-efficient, and nimble in traffic.
The category emphasizes practicality over power or passenger space: She bought a city car for her daily commute.
In Europe especially, city cars form a distinct market segment below subcompacts.
- subcompactSmallest car classification
- microcarVery small automobile
- hatchbackCar with rear swing-door
- minicarExtremely small automobile
- affordableReasonably priced
economical · Honda Fit · low-cost · narrow streets · urban environments · parallel parking · fuel efficiency · urban · vehicle · automobile · stop and go · parking · traffic · scooter · commute · small · compact size · zero emissions
- automobilestruck, SUV, van, sedan, coupe
- body stylessedan, coupe, convertible, hatchback, wagon
- car typessedan, coupe, hatchback, convertible, SUV
- Small Carssubcompact, microcar, supermini, econobox, mini
- electric vehicleselectric vehicle, EV, electric cars, EVs, electric motor
- budget carsbase model, econobox, subcompact, beater, clunker
city carhighway cruiser
grand tourer · touring car · off-roader · off-road vehicle · 4x4
city carland yacht
Very large recreational vehicle
stretch limousine · full-size sedan · pickup truck · bus · RV
city caroverlander
Long-distance backcountry traveler
safari vehicle · muscle car · sports car · luxury sedan · work truck